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The audit of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC), completed on March 5, confirmed the compliance of Pierrefonds airport with the regulatory requirements in force for aviation safety and security. In a logic of continuous improvement specific to airport operations, the audit identified areas for technical optimization which are already the subject of an action plan, comment...

The Union of Tour Operating Companies (Seto) signed a charter with Air Austral on March 10, as part of its merger with the airlines. Doing so, Seto wishes to strengthen cooperation between tour operators and carriers in several areas : management of crisis situations ; after-sales treatment ; communication and exchange of experiences..

The island's population continues to increase : as of January 1, 2026 according to INSEE, Réunion had 911,000 inhabitants. In ten years, since January 1, 2016, the population increased by 6,8 %, more dynamic growth than that of France (+ 3,6% in the same period). However, the growth of the population of Reunion Island is lower than between 2006..

Construction authorizations for new housing increased by 3% in Reunion compared to the previous year, just like construction starts – according to the Déal economic report. 6,180 building permits were issued last year. The increase is mainly driven by individual houses (+ 10 %). At the same time, 6 420...

On March 19, the Departmental Council launched the commemoration of 80 years of departmentalization in Reunion Island.. At the initiative of the Department, several events relating to this anniversary will follow one another during the year. The exhibition “80 years of departmentalization, 1946-1970, First Looks” is to be discovered at Sir Seewoosagur Rangoolam Square (in front of the State Garden). Likewise...

From March 30 to April 1, La Réunion a franchi un nouveau cap dans son ouverture à l'international. For the first time, four start-ups from Reunion Island participated in ChangeNOW, l'un des plus grands événements mondiaux consacrés aux transitions environnementales et sociales, organized in Paris at the Grand Palais. Every year, this meeting brings together more than 35,000 participants : entrepreneurs,...

March 12, the Regional Council of the Order of Chartered Accountants, the Chamber of Notaries, the Saint-Denis bar and the Saint-Pierre bar have signed an interprofessional collaboration charter. This is an important step in Reunion Island in cooperation between the regulated professions of accounting and law.. The approach is in line with national conventions..

In recent weeks, dissensions within the world of agricultural cooperation, appeared regarding the control of the capital of the Evollys poultry slaughterhouse in Étang-Salé (disputed between Urcoopa and the private company Duchemann and Grondin), have worsened. Terracoop (former Avirons cooperative, founding member of Urcoopa) has in fact presented a proposal for the takeover of Soficoop, holding...

The 9th edition of the Business and Territory Trophy, organized by CPME Réunion, will end on June 16 at the Moca de Montgaillard estate (St Denis) by a final during which 7 candidates will be decided by the jury. This year, more than 30 applications were submitted. A selection committee met in February to examine them. The...

Durieux establishments (clinic and hemodialysis center) obtained the High Quality of Care certification in February with distinction, as part of the national procedure for evaluating health establishments carried out every four years. The southern health establishment is thus redressing the bar after being refused certification by the High Authority of Health before having to suspend...